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USSLiberty
12/21/19 1:45:50 AM
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https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/cancon/r_cdn.htm

..Canadian content requirements for Popular Music (Category 2)
Commercial, community, campus and native radio

English-language and French-language stations must ensure that at least 35% of the Popular Music they broadcast each week is Canadian content.

Commercial radio stations also have to ensure that at least 35% of the Popular Music broadcast between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday is Canadian content.

CBC / Radio Canada

CBC / Radio Canada stations must ensure that at least 50% of their Popular Music selections broadcast each week are Canadian content.

Canadian content requirements for Special Interest Music (Category 3)
Commercial radio

English-language and French-language commercial radio stations must ensure that at least 10% of all Special Interest Music broadcast is devoted to Canadian selections.Theyre also expected to ensure that at least 25% of all concert music (subcategory 31) and 20% of all jazz and blues music (subcategory 34) broadcast is devoted to Canadian selections.

As well, commercial radio stations have to ensure that Special Interest Music selections, including Canadian content, are scheduled in a reasonable manner throughout the broadcast day.

When these stations renew their licenses, theyre expected to propose an increase in the Canadian Special Interest Music they play except in the case of concert music or jazz and blues. Those operating a concert / classical music format must also provide specific commitments to the broadcasting of works by Canadian composers.

Native radio

Native radio stations must ensure that 10% of all Special Interest Music broadcast each week are Canadian selections.

Community and campus radio

English-language and French-language campus and community radio stations must devote at least 12% of all Special Interest Music broadcast each week to Canadian selections.

CBC / Radio Canada

CBC / Radio Canada stations have to ensure that at least 20% of all Special Interest Music broadcast each week is Canadian content....


lol wut.
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TheMikh
12/21/19 1:47:01 AM
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imagine being required by law to play drake and justin bieber on the radio

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BuckVanHammer
12/21/19 1:48:01 AM
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id think theyd just play rush the whole time.

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pkmnlord
12/21/19 1:48:07 AM
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Gotta support tha locals, eh

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Jagr_68
12/21/19 1:48:23 AM
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"Hey you're listening to Nickelback Radio! All Nickelback, all the time!"

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Tupacrulez
12/21/19 1:48:41 AM
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This works out great for the rock stations, since there's some great Canadian rock out there (and no, I don't mean fucking Nickelback)

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nevershine
12/21/19 1:52:35 AM
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Meh, its their country. If they wanna play Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, and Drake...good for them. But keep Justin Bieber away from the radio.

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linid0t
12/21/19 1:57:16 AM
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TheMikh posted...
imagine being required by law to play drake and justin bieber on the radio

Ya that's all we got we havent produced any rock bends yet

https://youtu.be/nDtZnQAjSRA

https://youtu.be/LdpMpfp-J_I

https://youtu.be/C217EVuqJE8

https://youtu.be/LAZUsCONjIQ
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SwayM
12/21/19 2:00:51 AM
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yall really trying to find issue with supporting local talent?

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USSLiberty
12/21/19 2:03:01 AM
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SwayM posted...
yall really trying to find issue with supporting local talent?


If America did it, everyone would be screaming f Nazi.
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King Rial
12/21/19 2:23:03 AM
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Crono99 posted...
I think some radio stations get around this by just playing canadian music at 3 in the morning or something

If you are a music station you are required to play the Canadian music during the day, between 6 and 6.

Crono99 posted...
For example, some radio stations are required to have a certain number of hours of music but in fact they want to be talk shows. So what do they do? Just play music in the middle of the night when no one listens and then just spend all day having their talk shows.

I don't think anyone is forced to play music if they aren't a music station. If you are a talk radio station, as long as you are broadcasting from a studio in Canada you should be fine. You aren't required to hit any music quotas because you aren't a music station.
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linid0t
12/21/19 2:23:08 AM
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King Rial
12/21/19 2:32:03 AM
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Crono99 posted...
I don't have the details clear in my memory right now, but I`m pretty sure I remember this being a thing.

Playing music at night to get around the quotas was nearly 30 years ago. But talk stations having to play some sort of music at all was never a thing that I recall.
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MrMallard
12/21/19 2:33:11 AM
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Fuck yeah, The Weakerthans

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SwayM
12/21/19 2:36:32 AM
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USSLiberty posted...
If America did it, everyone would be screaming f Nazi.

Or they would be saying God damn fuckin right just the way it should be. Merica is the best fuckin country on earth. I dont wanna hear no Swedish throat singing on my got damn radio

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ffmasterjose
12/21/19 2:41:00 AM
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More Alanis Morissette is always a good thing
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MrMallard
12/21/19 2:42:21 AM
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The thing is that America already makes up a bulk of media consumed in the Western world. TV, music and movies.

There's no need for America to enact a minimum amount of American content, because a majority of every Western country's programming tends to be American - needless to sayz this includes America. Countries like the UK, Australia and Canada would get more out of a policy like this, because it cuts through the America-centric content and gives people access to content that resonates with their culture more closely.

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Questionmarktarius
12/21/19 5:58:53 AM
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Just put 2112 on repeat and let it go.
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Kaiganeer
12/21/19 6:10:48 AM
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soerry aboot that eh
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TheRealDill2000
12/21/19 6:11:39 AM
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Tupacrulez posted...
This works out great for the rock stations, since there's some great Canadian rock out there (and no, I don't mean fucking Nickelback)

Why are you omitting that group
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averagejoel
12/21/19 7:57:58 AM
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it's a big help for canadian artists who might not get any air play otherwise

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USSLiberty
12/21/19 4:58:08 PM
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USSLiberty
12/21/19 8:35:01 PM
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Crayon_Lover
12/21/19 8:39:33 PM
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Easy, just play Carly Rae Jepsen

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averagejoel
12/21/19 8:45:05 PM
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nevershine posted...
Meh, its their country. If they wanna play Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, and Drake...good for them. But keep Justin Bieber away from the radio.
one effect of the Canadian Content rule is that it makes sure that canadians know more canadian musicians than those four. lol

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Sphyx
12/21/19 8:46:02 PM
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Why would you be mad at this?

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MrMallard
12/21/19 11:01:47 PM
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averagejoel posted...
one effect of the Canadian Content rule is that it makes sure that canadians know more canadian musicians than those four. lol
I like to think The Weakerthans are a Canadian musical staple. I like The Weakerthans.

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CesarFaison
12/21/19 11:04:20 PM
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Enjoy your fucking Avril Lavigne, Canada!

Hmm...actually I might enjoy fucking Avril Lavigne.
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apocalyptic_4
12/21/19 11:06:03 PM
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That explains why drake is always on the air

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averagejoel
12/21/19 11:12:37 PM
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MrMallard posted...
I like to think The Weakerthans are a Canadian musical staple. I like The Weakerthans.
yeah they're great

some more music acts off the top of my head: Broken Social Scene, Chelsea McBride, FOG Brass Band, Old Man Luedecke, Meaghan Smith, Matt Anderson, Deep Dark Woods, Jeremy Fisher, Valery Gore, Hannah Georgas, The Brood

there are tons of great canadian musicians and I'm not sure why people think their own ignorance is acceptable

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Bio1590
12/21/19 11:13:36 PM
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MrMallard posted...

I like to think The Weakerthans are a Canadian musical staple. I like The Weakerthans.

Eh they're kind of over
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Blue_Inigo
12/21/19 11:13:47 PM
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Does Drake count as Canadia music

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NES4EVER
12/21/19 11:16:45 PM
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We think it's terrible, too.

Just imagine a radio station required to play Nickelback.

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chairforceone
12/21/19 11:20:46 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Does Drake count as Canadia music

Canadian here, I wish it didnt

but hey, we got rush and the tragically hip. On the indie side Im also a big fan of crystal castles and Godspeed you black emperor
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Vultis_Zales
12/21/19 11:41:11 PM
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Crono99 posted...
I think some radio stations get around this by just playing canadian music at 3 in the morning or something


Thatt was my first thought after reading the Title of this thread

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Corrupt_Power
12/25/19 1:07:45 AM
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BuckVanHammer posted...
id think theyd just play rush the whole time.

I'm ok with this
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Hummer 2
12/25/19 1:17:36 AM
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It's funny because some of the biggest names in music are Canadian. I'd argue that 15-20% of any American radio station's content is from Canadian artists.
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Panthera
12/26/19 4:43:54 PM
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averagejoel posted...
one effect of the Canadian Content rule is that it makes sure that canadians know more canadian musicians than those four. lol

In my experience it just means our stations play Tragically Hip songs constantly to meet the quota

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Butterfiles
12/26/19 4:48:19 PM
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"Alright now that it's 4AM now its time for 1 hour straight of Crystal Castles and Grimes"

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SocksForWok999
12/26/19 4:49:53 PM
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SwayM posted...
yall really trying to find issue with supporting local talent?

If they dont speak English it would be hard to enjoy...

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averagejoel
12/26/19 5:50:08 PM
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Panthera posted...
In my experience it just means our stations play Tragically Hip songs constantly to meet the quota
now that I think about it I mostly listen to CBC. they tend to play mostly canadian music -- at least on their shows that have music

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Hummer 2
12/27/19 12:08:00 AM
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LepartialJury posted...
Which artists?


Drake, Weeknd, Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Torey Lanez, Michael Buble. Buble is #6 on the itunes top 100 right now. Drake was just named artist of the decade.
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HBOSS
12/27/19 1:09:16 AM
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its michael buble season!

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Oderus Urungus
12/27/19 1:47:53 AM
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Time for Kim Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot.
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